…those operating through airports, seaports, land borders and the hinterland where cannabis is cultivated. The latest seizures, the agency said, form part of its continuing operations against the trafficking and distribution of illicit drugs across Nigeria.
…8. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted consignments of synthetic cannabis, opioids and other illicit drugs concealed in consolidated cargoes, music speakers and loaves of bread in operations across several states. The agency said on Sunday that its operatives intercepted two consignments of synthet…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has intercepted consignments of synthetic cannabis, opioids and other illicit drugs concealed in consolidated cargoes, music speakers and loaves of bread in operations across several states. The agency said on Sunday that its operatives intercepted two consignments of synthetic…
…networks across the state. “The breakdown of the seizures includes 7,524.83kg of Cannabis sativa, including 1,098.177kg seized, as well as 6,433.33kg of cannabis destroyed in plantations. Others are 5.3311kg of psychotropic substances, 0.0668kg of methamphetamine and 34.8 litres of codeine syrup,” the state commander n…
…of the Nigerian Navy, has handed over 19 bags of seized substances suspected to be Cannabis Sativa to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. The handover took place at the NDLEA Onitsha Unit on Tuesday, following their recovery at Atani Community in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. According to the han…
…24. Anambra State Police have arrested a 28-year-old suspected drug dealer and recovered cannabis, methamphetamine and other substances estimated at N5.8m. A machete-wielding man has attacked security guards at a cinema in Lekki, Lagos, killing two people before being mobbed to death. Lagos State Commissioner for the E…
…Celestine Godwin, has been arrested in The Gambia with 9,020 ecstasy tablets, suspected cannabis ruderalis, popularly known as skunk, and a machine believed to have been used to manufacture and process illicit drugs. The development was disclosed by the Drug Law Enforcement Agency, The Gambia, in a statement posted on…
…Muhammad also disclosed the recovery of 11 sacks containing dried leaves suspected to be cannabis along the Zaria-Kano Expressway.He said the sacks were abandoned by suspected traffickers who fled after police operatives approached their unregistered Volkswagen Golf Station Wagon while they were loading the items. The…
101-year-old woman released on age grounds after being arrested for selling cannabis in Ogun A 101-year-old woman, Esther Ogunmabo, has been arrested by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for allegedly selling cannabis in Ilisan, Ogun State.The centenarian was apprehended on Saturday, August…
Eleven drug couriers have been convicted for their involvement in a plot to smuggle cannabis worth £13.8m into the United Kingdom through Birmingham Airport. The National Crime Agency investigated the group after Border Force officers arrested them in August 2024 and seized the Class B drug packed into 22 suitcases. Ac…
F00lish people - Omoyele Sowore slams NDLEA for burning Cannabis Sativa worth millions of Naira Activist and presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore has criticized the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following its public destruction of a massive haul of seized illicit drugs, including cannabis sativa. The ND…
…Lagos. The destroyed illicit drugs comprised mainly cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, cannabis of different strains including Canadian Loud and skunk, ephedrine, tramadol, codeine syrup and other opioids, as well as khat leaf. Speaking at the event held at Navy Town in Ojo area of Lagos on Monday 17th August 2026, the…
…NCS, has seized a container concealing parts of more than 140 pump-action rifles and cannabis-infused products worth N373.8 million at the Tincan Island port, Lagos. The Public Relations Officer of NCS, Abdullahi Maiwada made this disclosure in a statement on Sunday. Maiwada stated that the rifle components, identified…
…Bella Thorne has said she can keep up with rapper Snoop Dogg when it comes to smoking cannabis, addressing a long-standing rumour during a recent podcast appearance.Speaking on the latest episode of Alex Cooper's "Call Her Daddy" podcast, published on Wednesday, Thorne reflected on a period in her life when she was foc…
…supplied hard drugs to terrorists. “Items recovered included substances suspected to be cannabis, 11 mobile phones and ₦14,530. In Monguno, troops apprehended two suspected logistics suppliers to ISWAP terrorists. “The suspects allegedly confessed to conveying food items to terrorists in Kukawa and were found with mobi…
…suspect linked to the burglary and identify the alleged supplier of the suspected cannabis. "The suspects will subsequently be charged to court upon completion of investigation," the statement added. The Commissioner of Police in Bauchi State, CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, mni, psc(+), commended the VCRU operatives for what h…
…Nekede, during which two suspects were arrested. Okoye said substances suspected to be Cannabis Sativa were recovered from one suspect, who admitted to selling illicit drugs in the area.''Notwithstanding the outcome of the operation, the Imo State Police Command unequivocally condemns the unprofessional conduct of the…
…Just five years on, in 2017, he released his biggest chart success, a tribute to cannabis titled 'Smoking Loud'. He turned his focus to acting in 2024 in Bob Marley: One Love as Claudius Claudie Massop, the JLP political enforcer who later spearheaded the peace movement and proved crucial in persuading reggae legend Bo…
…with men of the Nigerian Army, has discovered a four-bedroom bungalow used as a cannabis warehouse in a residential building in the Illushi Community in Esan South East Local Government Area. The state NDLEA Commander, Mitchell Ofoyeju, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Benin City, said the drugs have bee…
…seized include substances suspected to be Tramadol, Indian hemp, Colorado, marijuana, cannabis, as well as dangerous weapons and objects such as scissors and cutlasses." According to the Taskforce, all 33 suspects have been arraigned before the appropriate courts under the provisions of the Lagos State Environmental Ma…
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…following the seizure of her consignment of 2.80kg Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, which arrived from the United States aboard a United Airlines flight on Monday, 20th July.'' In a related development, NDLEA officials seized a consignment of tramadol buried in containers of black soap heading to the UK. The shipm…
…also found a fatal concentration of Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), as well as traces of cannabis and anti-anxiety medications, including Xanax. The court heard the prince had struggled with alcohol misuse and Xanax before his death. He had been admitted to the Priory Clinic in Roehampton several months earlier, where he…
…by Border Force ahead of the peak summer holiday season, comes amid a sharp rise in cannabis smuggling through UK airports, with organised crime groups increasingly targeting school and university leavers, first-time travellers and young holidaymakers through social media. According to the Home Office, the number of ca…
The Nigerian Navy Ship BEECROFT has handed over 18 bags of cannabis sativa weighing about 756 kilogrammes to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. The handover took place on Friday at the NNS Beecroft parade ground, Apapa, Lagos State. The Commander, NNS BEECROFT, Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, while addressing journalists at…
Drug dealer sentenced to 7 years imprisonment in Kano for advertising cannabis on social media The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Kano State Command, has secured the conviction of a 28-year-old man who was found guilty of advertising cannabis for sale on social media. The Media and Advocacy Officer of the…